#10yearsofblindchannel

Tommi was trying to sleep.

Yeah he always knew it would be hard to sleep on a moving tour bus full of people, especially full of people that were loud and all had slightly different sleep schedules, but normally he could read a bit and make himself sleepy. But it just wasn't happening tonight.

It wasn't that anyone was being particularly loud or disruptive, no more so than normal at least, but sleep just wouldn't come to him no matter what he did. He couldn't focus on his book, music wasn't helping, he couldn't exactly go for a walk, and sheer force of will wouldn't make his brain quiet down enough for sleep to come.

Tommi let out a sigh and pulled back the curtain of his bunk, squinting against the harsh light of the bus as he swung his legs out.

"Are you still awake?" Joonas asked from the couch.

"Can't sleep," Tommi grumbled.

"Want some coffee?" Joel offered, "I'll make it."

Tommi laughed, Joel was lying on the couch with his head in Joonas' lap and his hair getting played with, there was no way he'd move. "No, don't get up, you seem comfy." Tommi told him.

"I can make it." Joel mumbled, but he made no attempt to get up, his eyes closing and leaning into Joonas' hand.

"Where's everyone else?" Tommi asked.

"Olli's asleep in his bunk," Joonas told him, "and Niko and Aleksi are having some quiet time in the back."

Tommi sighed, that was three of his boyfriends he couldn't get to distract him, flopping down by Joonas and running his fingers through his curls.

"Are you two having some alone time too?" Tommi asked quietly; it could be hard for them to get any time alone with just the six of them, but it was almost impossible for them to pair up to just spend some time together. It would be better when the tour was done, and he wasn't going to intrude on anyone's time.

But Joonas shook his head, giving him a smile, "you know how this one-" he gestured down at Joel, "can't sleep if one of us isn't by him, so we're just hanging out."

Tommi nodded and started running his fingers through Joel's hair too, knowing it was the best way to lull him to sleep, and earning a small contented sigh from the singer in return.

They just stayed like that for a while, not talking but enjoying the closeness; a couple of their crew members were around but pretty much everyone was asleep at that time of night; driving overnight between cities so they could make the next gig, so they could just feel the movement of the bus and relax together.

"Why can't you sleep, nalle?" Joel muttered, sounding half asleep himself.

"Just can't," Tommi murmured back.

"So we have two insomniacs." Joonas laughed softly.

"Tonight we do." Tommi sighed.

There was a soft sliding sound and a few moments later Niko and Aleksi appeared in front of the couch, the pink imprint on Niko's cheek and slow blinking indicating he had been getting some blessed sleep in the back before something woke him up.

"I had a thought." Aleksi whispered, "I couldn't sleep-"

"Oh great," Joel groaned, "we're up to half." 

"I'm not exactly sleeping either J." Joonas muttered.

"How about we all sleep in the back tonight?" Aleksi continued with a tired smile, "we still have a few days until our next hotel stay and the two couches pull out into a big bed…"

"Yes," Tommi said instantly, it's exactly what he needed, to be surrounded by his boyfriends.

"I'm taking your bunk then," Santeri grumbled, hauling himself up from the table he had been working at and going to claim his new spot for the night.

"Fair," Tommi chuckled, standing and helping Joel to his feet, watching as he shuffled to the back with an arm around Joonas, Niko and Aleksi grabbing pillows and blankets from their bunks as they followed them.

Tommi grabbed the ones they missed and started to follow, but paused at Olli's bunk. They had a rule that if someone's curtain was closed, you don't open it, but he also knew how deep their bassist could sleep and that Olli would be so upset if he woke up and found they had all slept together without him…

So Tommi shifted the blankets to one arm and gently pulled back the curtain, smiling at Olli's peaceful face. He reached into the cramped space and carefully got his arms under him, pulling him out and carrying him to the back.

"Oh good," Joonas smiled as he walked in, "can't forget our Olli."

Tommi laid him on the pulled out bed between Niko, who had already fallen back asleep, and Joel who miraculously seemed to be falling asleep fast now.

Aleksi and Joonas got in and left an open space for him, so Tommi just turned off the light and laid down between, pulling both of them into his arms, enjoying their warmth and focusing on the sound of their breathing.